Locomotive journal-box.



1f nov termijn) L en ARTHUR KUEHNER, OF ELKRIEGE, l-VRYLANJ.

LGCQMOTIVE JOURNALBX.

Specneeton of Letters atent.

.il r i 1 of Tntenton nee. .i i 9 Application filed June 20, 195.?.Serial No. 375,908.

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.Be it known that l, n'riion T. KUEHNEP., o, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing et Elln'idge, in the county ot i-loword and State ofhi'srylnnd, have invented Certain new und usetul inigrm'einents inLoeonnos tive Journal-Etnies, oli which the following is o,speeilieution.

his invention relates 'to on improved locoinotive journal box and has osits primary, object to pro Yide n Construction wherein lateral play intne drive wheels may be :readiljY teken up as well es on arrangementwhereby tl`e side brosses for the journal will be permit ,il onautomatic ndji i nent es the crown brass oi' the journal wears.

The invention has ns a further object to provide e journal boliPeinjiloving e tace plate interposed between. the hub o" the wheel. Midthe box and wherein the said plete ino?, when worn, be readily removedend o. new plete substituted therefor without displeo ing the drivewheels.

The invention hos :is n stili inrthor objeot to provide n emistruotionwherein the ieee plete will also forni lfnges the adjacent, side of theboi: for receiving the and shoe oi the box.

if; still further object ot the invention is to provide e. constructionwherein'the side brosses for the journal will tloatwithin suitableChannels provided in. the box therefor so that ns the crown brfisswears, the seid side brosses niej ride vertically1 within the saidChannels to thus at all times properly fit against the sides of thejournal.

The invention has as a still 'further object to provide n journal boxwherein when the side brosses become worn, liners may be readilyTinterposed between the seid brosses und the ournol box for taking upsuch weer.

And n still further object ot' the invention is to provide econstruction wherein the side brosses and the Crown brziss may all bereedlj removed when desired.

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds andin the drnwings whereon have illustrated the preferred embodiment of theinvention and wherein similiar reference characters designate Cor-lresponding ports hroughout the sei/'eral views:

Figure i is e fragmentary cross seetionil f View showing my improved journsi bos: ejiphed to the drive este of e locomotive,

2 is s front elevation of She boit de toelied, this view beingpartij,vvv broken owny to show the mounting ot the side brosses of thebox,

Fie". 3 n verticali sectional view nsrtionlol-1; iliustrnting the t theside brosses weii the ploy/ed for l'ioldiug the brosses in position,

Fig. L is o fragmentary partly broken away to show tl the ieee plate otthe jonrnoi bo l the in this view being lii'ted so that 'the normallyholding` the said piste may be disengaged therefrom? and 'luk is nresi.' eleIntim` shown mounting of the Cop pitite 4for the bre the boi;i

in erirrving ont the .i Moved journal bonY is if) hnvi` ree thereoi iorreeeiv drive ortie l 'r" tions-ily shown 'ii the drive wheels if portionet the jinirnoi receiving the boi; in any approved inner is le Whieh he;also been shown. This Geller may be of env :ignaro-ved type and isdetachablv held in nf transverse rods l5 connected with tne lower end ofthe journal box.

At its inner side the body] l@ el? the bei: is `ibrined withloternlliang'es engaging one with o '-.vedge i? nud 'the other with s 90shoe i8 ttor the box, .ihe wedge and shoe lire also ooiwentionalljvshown und may be o any approved type, the wedge being mounted forvertical edjus nent. in. the usual nninner. Receiving the wedge und shoeere the sides of the pedestnl i'or the box, :is conventionally shown et19. the wedge and shoe being each channel shaped in cross section toengage around the sides of the pedestal.

Upon its inner side the body l() ot 1`he box is eut avvento provideoppositely disposed horizontal Channels 2O and above the said ehiinneisis further recessed to forni n crown brass sent 2l separated Al'roin toeChannels by norizontol ribs 22, In this connection, it will' be observedthat the chang' nels 2O open through the inner sind outer side faces ofthe bodyv 'l0 of the box. Re movably tlled within the seid channels arees@ o lote e ro s ne side ei ation il no ot ne i centra` mse Beningbeween 'h-e masses and ih@ bs. 2 The@ springs rattling.

e l faces am mmm@ "ao ai arou- 'journa l and resg Hs uns a nsY "ma Crownth@ @de brzissies When h@ Side masses the eflas uis ai? die sa bells amprefolnesamk in th inne? se oit' the "im mts am prefemoy zu adjaceni;each 'le earners of the boli and, as shown in. Fig. 2, with a-fs ses rholding the At her outer ext3 28 pjec freely through 5 Q. in *sie pae 27zuid engage he'eo Within the Said slots cnnectng he plata with tha bodyGf um; and gidly holding the said plate to le-eve h@ Wem* of 'headjacent Whee hub. *owavar in mdef to relieve he ,oon 0i" th@l stessupon the consequently remove. TL@

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the swudef musi ds mit the had? the bei; by swing since the Space ema h@@utef gi@ of the bex all the has besoin@ Woxl, a new plate an arcuatelaem shoulda? 32,

insee/io the side brasses 23 for holding these brasses iii position. [attlie ame tiiiie,.tlie flanges 39 of tlie plate as Well. s the. flange3a' tliereof,

L. will act to reinforce tlie plate and will Cooperate with the bolts 3Tfor firmly holding tbe plate upon lilie body oi" the box.

s will new be Clear, the side brasses 223 and tbe Crown brass may bereadily removed by simply detacl'iing tbe plate Thus, tbe bras-ses ofthe boi; may be renewed without tlie necessity ot' displacing tlie box.Moreover, tliis eonsiriiotion also provides a means whereby tbe liners26 may be readily fitted in ?positioii, tlie plate 3l, of Course,normally rioting' to liold 'l'lie said liners against inwarddisplaeenient.

lt will therefore be seen tliat l provide a,

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tieularly elioient construction for tbe. forth and an arrangement tbejournal boi; readily replaced weer may be e necessity of removing tliebox or .,aoing tbe wheels. ln this eonneo tion it will be observed thattbe can plate arranged to overhang tlie inner ends s rings :l and willtlius normally bold tbe said springs against inward displaoenienAWliil-` tbe bowed portions of lie engaged Within suitable arcuatereeesses 24 in tlie lower faces oi the ribs 22 for holding tbe saidsprings against lateral movement toward the journal. The springs 'willtlius at all times be elleetually supported to cooperate Wit-li tbe sidebiasses 23 to prevent the rattling or @battering of tbebi sees n'liile,at tbe time, tbe said lai-asses may more upwardly Witliintlie box:against the tension of the said springs Wlien tlie boi: is shifteddownwardly Witb respect tbe journal. lt is lalso to be observed that myimproved journal box provides a oonstruetion Wbeiein tlie frames orpetiestals nay be kept in alineinent at al times since, order to lil-"etbe Wedges and slioes, it will nece;L remove '-zliepedestal pon 7" theplates 2T, sur-nal -nen be sliiiited iny f- Y abe-.n tlie wedges sboesinay be disi d end liners in serted between tlie si uff-:edges andelioes and tbe sides of tin. .-estals. This done, tie boxes may tlien ri be fitted n posii n l..

tion and 'l ./1, ..1 tno iaoe plate 7 lne pelles" lie 'present geous iIl@ f Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. ifi journal box of the character described including a body, faceplate seating against the outer side thereof, and means detaeliablyConnecting the said plate with tbe body and retractable to permit thedisplacement ot' tlie plate from the body in :i plane paralleltherewith.

A journal box of the character described including a body, a face plateseating against tlie outer side thereof, and ineans detacliablyconnecting tlie said plate with tlie body and retractable, through thebody to a position whereby the plate may be displaced from the body in aplane parallei therewith.

A journal box of tlie character described including a body, a face plateseatingI against tbe outer side thereof, and means engaging tlironglithe said plate and detaeliably connecting 'tbe plate with tbe upon tbebody to permit tbe upward disl laeenient of the plate troni the body.

el. journal box out tbe character def scribed includ i" oody, a face'plate seating' against e outer sido 'thereof and means fittingtlirougli ie body to engage 'tlnoubli' tbe said plate detacbably oonneting tbe plate '-.vitli be body, the plate being sliiitable to perni-tthe retraction of lie said means upon tbe body and 'tbe remoral of tbeplate troni tie body.

A journal boi: of the character described including a body, a face plateseatagainst tlie outer side thereof, and

ting; tlirougli said slot and engaged Witb the bodyifor detacliablyconnecting the plate thereto, the plate being sliiitable upon tbe bodyto permit the retraction of tlie bolt through .e said slot for freeingthe plate.

6. A Ijourna box of tlie character described includingl a body, flangesformed tliereon, and a face plate connected to one side of andoif'erhanging tlie body to pro rido anges arranged to cooperate withsaid Yirst-inentioned iianges for operatively receiving a pedestal fortlie box.

7. A, journal box oi the character described including a body, flangesformed tbe vin, and a Yface plate detaebably oon- ,.l to 'tbe outer sideof and oveilianging tbe body to provide flanges arranged to eooj-eratewith said first-mentioned flanges 'for operatively receiving a pedestalfor tbe box,

ed with a lCey-liole slot, and a. bolt fil? lOl) whin said recess teeeperzie 'with 'die said mea-ns for noimaiy holding the plate rigidlyagainst movement upon die body.

9. A journal '00X of scribed including a body provided with i recessinthe outer side thereof, a free plaie overlying the outer side of mebody and provided with u ein@ and a bok tiiig hi'ough said slot andpuviuel Wih a. head the character de-v eignging with the ginie :foreadmbly conneciiig the plaie with the body, the plete being shift-Libieupen he body to .permit `he eiraetion of the bol head through iie Saidso im@ said recess whereby the plate may be removed from he body in upiane parel lei herewih.,

le. esisimony Whereaf a ARTHUR C. KU??

